Days in Focus
Defence
- A separate Commando Unit of Railway Police Form (RPF) - CORAS (Commando for Railway Security)
Economy
- Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHICL) announced bank-assurance tie-up with - Axis Bank.
- Monthly Whole Sale Price Index (WPI) in the month of July 2019 - 1.08%.
International
- India’s contribution to the United Nations Special Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF) for the Resident Coordinator System - USD 1 million.
National
- Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) to be set up in – Mumbai.
Persons in News
- Recipient of Vir Chakra on 15 August - Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan.
- Highest paid bank chief executive in India - Aditya Puri (HDFC Bank managing director with monthly basic salary of Rs 89 lakh).
Sports
- Winner of the ‘T-20 Physical Disability World Cricket Series 2019’ - India.
State Current Affairs
- Geographical Identity (GI) tag has beengiven to the Panchamritham (an offering) of the Palani Dandayuthaswamy temple in - Tamil Nadu.
General Knowledge
- A specific fund housed within the UN Secretariat which is established to receive & manage all contributions of the new Resident Coordinator system in a transparent way - Special Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF).
- United Nations (UN) – Established in: 1945; Headquarters: New York City, USA.
- Indian Railway was founded in – 1845.
